Keegan gains fair reward with Uefa Cup berth

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KEVIN KEEGAN had said that he would be embarrassed to accept it, but Manchester City’s place in the Uefa Cup next season was confirmed yesterday. England topped Uefa’s Fair Play table of the national associations, granting an automatic place in the qualifying round. City benefit by virtue of their disciplinary record, despite finishing ninth in the Barclaycard Premiership.

It will be the club’s first appearance in Europe since 1979, when they reached the Uefa Cup quarter-finals, losing 4-2 on aggregate to Borussia Mönchengladbach. The team will play in the 48,000-capacity City of Manchester Stadium next season and Keegan, the manager,